Difference between Yeoman and Beefeater

What is the difference between Yeoman and Beefeater?

Yeoman as a noun is an official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. while Beefeater as a noun is a yeoman warder

Yeoman

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant. A Yeoman Warder. A clerk in the US navy, and US Coast Guard. In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.

Beefeater

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A Yeoman Warder

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